The police is violently cracking down the protesting students, monks and people; making unlawful arrest of journalists.State media: 127 are arrested in Letpadan.
Yangon-Myanmar Press Council (Interim) issued a statement condemning Myanmar Police Force’s hostile action of beating and arresting the journalists covering news as to the main students’ column of democracy education, disrespecting for local and international laws. The full text of the statement issued by the MPC (Interim) is as follows: (1) The MPC expresses much concern over the riot police’s beating and arresting the journalists covering news to make it known to the public, keeping a close watch on the situations of the student protesters arriving in Letpadan, Bago Region. (2) The journalists are reporting on actual situations without supporting or objecting to the protest of the students. Moreover, they are not participating in the demonstration of the students. Laws, rules and regulations are prescribed for the reporters regarding the riots and protests in the world. The MPC (Interim) has an opinion about the riot police’s crackdown and arrest of the journalists, disrespect for local and international laws, going against the rights of the reporters stipulated in the Media Law approved by the Union parliament and the fundamental rights of the citizens in the Constitution. (3) Now is the second time the journalists have been arrested in Letpadan. The MPC (Interim) strongly objected to the improper action of the riot police. Moreover, the MPC (Interim) demands an immediate release of the arrested journalists.
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Yan Linn Soe, a 21 year-old cadet from the Arakan Army, fell as the Burma Army attacked the Kachin Independence Army’s Military Academy on 19.11.2014 with 105mm howitzer.
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11 political parties included 7 ethnic and 4 democratic parties arrived to have a historic meeting with armed ethnic organizations in Chiang Mai tomorrow 11 political parties included 7 ethnic and 4 democratic parties arrived to have a historic meeting with armed ethnic organizations in Chiang Mai tomorrow .CREDIT NYO OHN MYINT
EMG : Twelve political parties from Myanmar have been invited to meet with social organizations in Thailand and the United Nationals Federal Council (UNFC), and so far all but one of the parties have submitted their names to attend the meeting, according to an official at the Myanmar Peace Centre.
Among the parties listed to attend the meeting in Chiang Mai, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party is included. The meeting will last from November 21-24.
“The main reason for holding this meeting is that political meetings will soon be held in Myanmar. Ethnic armed forces and political parties are also dialogue partners. To know more about each other and gain understanding among them, to realize each other’s difficulties, is an important part of learning how to work together to change the entire nation,” said Aung Naing Oo of the Myanmar Peace Centre, concerning the trip.
Union Minister Aung Min invited the political parties to attend the meeting after discussions with Union Ministers and political parties on November 10 in Yangon. He said the political parties can discuss any topic without any limits during the meeting with ethnic armed groups and social organizations.
“He [bombing suspect Saw Myint Lwin] is just a township-level member, the superviser of a regional KNU business enterprise – but he does not belong to the KNU HQ’s business enterprise. We assessed that they carried out the bombings because they were only concerned for their own businesses interests, and were following orders from businessmen and politicians behind the scenes. We will be cooperating with the government on this.”
—Mahn Nyein Maung, KNU central executive committee member, speaking at a press conference in Rangoon on Sunday.
Yangon-Myanmar Press Council (Interim) issued a statement condemning Myanmar Police Force’s hostile action of beating and arresting the journalists covering news as to the main students’ column of democracy education, disrespecting for local and international laws. The full text of the statement issued by the MPC (Interim) is as follows: (1) The MPC expresses much concern over the riot police’s beating and arresting the journalists covering news to make it known to the public, keeping a close watch on the situations of the student protesters arriving in Letpadan, Bago Region. (2) The journalists are reporting on actual situations without supporting or objecting to the protest of the students. Moreover, they are not participating in the demonstration of the students. Laws, rules and regulations are prescribed for the reporters regarding the riots and protests in the world. The MPC (Interim) has an opinion about the riot police’s crackdown and arrest of the journalists, disrespect for local and international laws, going against the rights of the reporters stipulated in the Media Law approved by the Union parliament and the fundamental rights of the citizens in the Constitution. (3) Now is the second time the journalists have been arrested in Letpadan. The MPC (Interim) strongly objected to the improper action of the riot police. Moreover, the MPC (Interim) demands an immediate release of the arrested journalists. 
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